Legal Opinion
Southern Oregon Citizens Against Toxic Sprays, Inc. v. Clark
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 2, 1983No. Nos. 83-3562, 83-3655PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This case requires that we determine the adequacy of the environmental analysis performed by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior for its herbicide spraying program in Oregon forests. The district court found that considerable scientific uncertainty existed as to the safe level of exposure to the herbicides used. It enjoined the BLM from further spraying until it performs a “worst case analysis” under 40 C.F.R. § 1502.22.
The question is whether 40 C.F.R. § 1502.22 requires an agency to perform such an analysis when significant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Andrus v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Warm Springs Dam Task Force v. Lieutenant General William C. Gribble, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- State of Alaska v. Cecil D. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Greenpeace Action v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Oregon Environmental Council v. KunzmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Harriet F. Laflamme v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Joseph Keating , Respondent-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Greenpeace Action v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Village of False Pass, Cross-Appellees v. William C. Clark, Cross-Appellants, Amoco Production Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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